Practice Responses to Child Sexual Exploitation: Forum Series
Event description
Collaborative forum for all frontline residential care workers, child protection workers, OoHC contracted case management, family service workers and Victoria Police members.
This forum is an important opportunity for professionals working with vulnerable children to build knowledge and skills in recognising and responding to child sexual exploitation, criminal exploitation and children who are missing or frequently absent.
Hosted by the Centre, the forum has been developed by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Office of Professional Practice (OPP), in collaboration with Victoria Police. It will provide contemporary practices for prosecuting or disrupting perpetrators and supporting children and young people to recover and reconnect, using evidence and research from Deakin University.
Facilitated by Dr Eamonn McCarthy (CEO of Lighthouse), and representatives from DFFH Child Protection and Victoria Police.
The series of forums across four locations, 9:30am-4:30pm:
- Wednesday 19th June, in Geelong - GMHBA Stadium, President's Room
- Wednesday 14th August, in Gippsland - Federation University, Flinders
- Wednesday 18th September, in Bendigo - All Seasons Hotel, The Conservatory & Atrium Room
- Wednesday 23rd October, in Melbourne - The Glasshouse